# E155 - The First Challenge
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6P81PPG6/the-first-challenge)
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Die?!
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How come becoming one
with nature means dying?
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Gamakichi, what's with the dying?!
**[00:13] ---**
Don't make such weird analogies!
**[00:15] ---**
But...
**[00:18] ---**
Relax. You're not actually
going to die, Naruto-boy.
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Then what?
**[00:24] ---**
Just wait 'til I'm finished...
**[00:27] ---**
I'll explain it stepwise.
**[00:32] ---**
Absorbing Nature Energy...
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It means the ability to
sense it around you
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and draw it into yourself.
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In addition,
by becoming one with nature,
**[00:45] ---**
you also gain full control
over the Nature Energy
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entering and leaving your body.
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Practically speaking,
in terms of your training...
**[00:56] ---**
Yeah, yeah?
**[00:58] ---**
Sit still.
**[01:00] ---**
Huh?
**[01:00] ---**
It means sit still!
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When you cease your flow
of animal instincts
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and harmonize with
the flow of nature,
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you will be able to sense
Nature Energy for the first time.
**[01:13] ---**
So I just stay still?
**[01:16] ---**
That seems easy enough.
**[01:18] ---**
Naruto, you really don't get it, do you?
**[01:24] ---**
For animals, not moving is
the hardest thing to do.
**[01:30] ---**
Jumping, running, molding chakra
with all my strength...
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I've done those sorts of training.
**[01:36] ---**
But staying still? I don't quite get it.
**[01:41] ---**
But that's how you take
in Nature Energy, right?
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It's impossible to do it right away.
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This training requires time,
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since the degree of difficulty
is very high.
**[01:53] ---**
It's gonna take that long?!
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Don't take it so lightly, Naruto-boy!
**[01:57] ---**
Our enemy is Pain,
who possesses the Rinnegan...
**[02:00] ---**
The power of the
Sage of the Six Paths.
**[02:02] ---**
A powerful enemy
who killed Jiraiya-boy.
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With that kind of attitude,
you can't possibly win!
**[02:09] ---**
I know all that!
**[02:12] ---**
Pain is the leader of the Akatsuki,
who are after Tailed Beasts.
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They could come for me
at any moment.
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I don't have much time to waste.
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Well, it's not as though
there isn't a better way...
**[02:29] ---**
There is?!
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Then teach me that!
**[02:34] ---**
This waterfall behind me...
**[02:37] ---**
It's the secret toad oil
of Mount Myoboku.
**[02:40] ---**
Toad oil?
**[02:44] ---**
Come over here and
put out your hand.
**[02:54] ---**
Here.
**[02:58] ---**
This toad oil has the property
of attracting Nature Energy.
**[03:03] ---**
It helps with the training.
**[03:06] ---**
Hey, that's useful!
**[03:09] ---**
Whenever you rub this oil
on your body,
**[03:12] ---**
Nature Energy can enter
through there.
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And gradually, you'll gain the ability
to sense Nature Energy.
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You're right...
**[03:23] ---**
I think I feel something
through my skin.
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It is a tool to help grasp
the concept.
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In time, you won't even need
to use the oil.
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However, there is a risk.
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When used by one who is inexperienced
in controlling Nature Energy,
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you start to turn into a frog.
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Wh-Wh-What the hell is this?!
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Help!
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I don't wanna be a frog!
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Oww!
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What's the big idea?
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I'm back to normal.
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It's all about balance.
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You're used to turning your Mental
and Physical Energy
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into ninjutsu chakra,
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so you've got a balance there.
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But now, you must add
Nature Energy into the mix.
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Getting the perfect balance
is extremely difficult.
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Balance, huh?
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PHYSICAL MENTAL NATURE
Take in too little, and you won't
get Sage Jutsu chakra.
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And yet, if you take in too much,
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Nature Energy will overwhelm you
and turn you into a frog.
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Of course, if you only take in
a little too much, it's reversible.
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But get beyond a certain amount,
and you'll stay as a frog,
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never reverting back to
a human again.
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What I meant about you
having to die
**[04:58] ---**
is that you might stop being human.
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Once you turn into a frog,
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then you progress further toward
permanently becoming one with nature.
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And the past students
who've failed in this training...
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are those stone statues.
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All of them?
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Well, don't fret too much.
**[05:22] ---**
You have me.
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And this baton beats Nature Energy
out of one's body.
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If you start transforming into a frog,
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I'll beat you thoroughly to reverse it.
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Speaking truthfully,
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even Jiraiya-boy wasn't able
to completely master this.
**[05:45] ---**
When molding Sage Jutsu chakra,
**[05:49] ---**
Jiraiya-boy always acquired
some frog features.
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But he was among the skilled ones.
**[05:55] ---**
I doubt that you'd hesitate
after coming this far,
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but let me ask you...
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What will you do?
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I'll do it!
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My Ninja Way...
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is the same as the Pervy Sage's!
**[06:25] [SONG] ---**
What did I really lose that day?
**[06:25] [SONG] ---**
ano hi honto ni ushinatta monotte nan dattakke
**[06:31] [SONG] ---**
For the life of me, I can't remember.
**[06:31] [SONG] ---**
tou ni wasureteshimatta yo
**[06:36] [SONG] ---**
We slowly lost sight of each other in the twilight...
**[06:36] [SONG] ---**
yuugure de futari sukoshizutsu mienakunatteitte
**[06:42] [SONG] ---**
And yet we're stuck here - unable to go home.
**[06:42] [SONG] ---**
sore nanoni bokura kaerezu ni ita
**[06:47] [SONG] ---**
Weak, frail souls lost in the world...
**[06:47] [SONG] ---**
dokoka ni kowaresou na moroi kokoro
**[06:53] [SONG] ---**
We act strong to hide their fragility.
**[06:53] [SONG] ---**
tsuyogaru kotoba de ootte kakushiteru
**[06:58] [SONG] ---**
Hide their fragility...
**[06:58] [SONG] ---**
ootte kakushiteru
**[07:01] [SONG] ---**
So farewell, but even forced apart...
**[07:01] [SONG] ---**
sayonara aenakunattatte
**[07:06] [SONG] ---**
Our stories go on.
**[07:06] [SONG] ---**
bokura wa tsuzuki ga aru kara
**[07:13] [SONG] ---**
Even in a world without you, I run.
**[07:13] [SONG] ---**
kimi no inai sekai datte hashiru yo
**[07:19] [SONG] ---**
To someday get past the pain.
**[07:19] [SONG] ---**
itsuka no itami mo koete
**[07:29] [SONG] ---**
koete
**[07:29] [SONG] ---**
Someday...
**[07:42] ---**
*The First Challenge
*
**[07:46] ---**
We finally got the Six-Tails.
**[07:49] ---**
Now we can go on the hunt
for the Nine-Tails.
**[07:53] ---**
Good idea.
**[07:54] ---**
Because you killed Jiraiya,
the Leaf will set their eyes on you.
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The more time passes,
**[08:01] ---**
the more likely they'll set
some plan in motion.
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Take action before it becomes
more difficult.
**[08:08] ---**
Pain is invincible...
**[08:10] ---**
No matter what happens,
we will capture the Nine-Tails.
**[08:14] ---**
There's just one more Tailed Beast left.
**[08:16] ---**
Not two?
**[08:18] ---**
Sasuke has already captured
the Eight-Tails.
**[08:20] ---**
I see.
**[08:25] ---**
Konan, make preparations immediately.
**[08:34] ---**
We're heading out to the Hidden Leaf.
**[08:45] ---**
Oww!
**[08:48] ---**
Tomorrow, I'm going to be bruised
and bleeding on the inside.
**[08:51] ---**
What? Giving up already?
**[08:55] ---**
Hey, I know a much better
training method.
**[08:59] ---**
What is it?
**[09:01] ---**
Use Shadow Clones for the training.
**[09:03] ---**
They exponentially increase
my progress!
**[09:07] ---**
You have a point.
**[09:08] ---**
The experience of the Shadow Clones
reverts back to the original.
**[09:14] ---**
But the reverse is also true...
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If a Shadow Clone completely
changes into a frog,
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it's over for the original.
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I know that already.
**[09:25] ---**
Very well. But four is the limit!
**[09:27] ---**
Any more and neither the baton
or I can keep up!
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All right!
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We're not playing a game
of whack-a-mole!
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This is training!
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I'm not gonna last doing this!
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Damn!
**[09:51] ---**
Oww!
**[09:54] ---**
My face is like this from being hit!
**[09:57] ---**
I'm not turning into a frog!
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What?! Sorry.
**[10:06] ---**
I never thought that training
to feel Nature Energy
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would be so hard.
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Only through perseverance shall
true strength be gained.
**[10:16] ---**
I know that!
**[10:18] ---**
If it'll make me strong like
the Pervy Sage,
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anyone would endure this.
**[10:23] ---**
No... That's impossible.
**[10:26] ---**
This training is not for everyone...
**[10:31] ---**
You could say it's only possible
because it's you and Jiraiya-boy.
**[10:37] ---**
Or else I wouldn't have even
brought you here.
**[10:40] ---**
What do you mean?
**[10:42] ---**
Unless you already possess
enormous chakra inside you,
**[10:46] ---**
Nature Energy would just take
over you right away.
**[10:51] ---**
That is how intense Nature Energy is.
**[10:57] ---**
Plus, they must have the guts
to never give up.
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That's the kind of person who
can become a Sage.
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All right! Let's do this then!
**[11:10] ---**
Fool! Do you want to kill yourself?!
**[11:37] ---**
I can see it!
**[11:39] ---**
- Yes!
- *It seems he's starting*
**[11:42] ---**
- I can see it! I can see it!
- *to get the feel of Nature Energy.*
**[11:45] ---**
- Lord Fukasaku, I'm getting a little hungry.
- I saw it! I saw it!
**[11:49] ---**
- You're right.
- I saw it!
**[11:51] ---**
- Naruto-boy, time for a break.
- I'm awesome, yeah!
**[11:53] ---**
Let's eat.
**[11:56] ---**
Eat up now.
**[11:59] ---**
After the break,
**[12:00] ---**
I'll have you try to lift up
the stone frogs using Sage Jutsu.
**[12:04] ---**
Y-Yes sir!
**[12:07] ---**
Good, huh?
They're Ma's special dishes.
**[12:11] ---**
They're all favorites of mine.
**[12:15] ---**
*That actually tasted quite good.*
**[12:19] ---**
*I'm becoming less human, after all.*
**[12:22] ---**
Now then, I want you to
raise the stone frog.
**[12:26] ---**
But first, try it using only
your ninjutsu chakra.
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O-Okay.
**[12:36] ---**
All right!
**[12:40] ---**
I can't lift it!
**[12:43] ---**
All right, stop!
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Now, mold some Sage Jutsu chakra!
**[12:52] ---**
Right!
**[13:17] ---**
Good! Now try lifting
the stone frog once more!
**[13:21] ---**
Okay!
**[13:36] ---**
Oh!
**[13:42] ---**
That's it! Naruto-boy!
**[13:51] ---**
Nice, Naruto!
**[13:54] ---**
*This lad's quicker on
*the uptake than Jiraiya-boy.*
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I did it!
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Fool! How dare you treat your predecessor
with such disrespect!
**[14:08] ---**
*Though he's a lot denser
*than Jiraiya-boy too...*
**[14:11] ---**
All right, Naruto-boy!
**[14:13] ---**
Now put all the toppled stones
back in place!
**[14:16] ---**
Are you serious?!
**[14:28] ---**
The Eight-Tails, huh?
**[14:31] ---**
It seems Sasuke was successful.
**[14:35] ---**
Pain will bring the Nine-Tails.
**[14:41] ---**
It appears you've mastered
toad oil assisted control.
**[14:46] ---**
Now you need to master
controlling Nature Energy
**[14:49] ---**
without using the oil.
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I can feel the power flowing into me!
**[14:58] ---**
Ninjutsu chakra consumes
your internal energy.
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The more you use it,
the more exhausted you will become.
**[15:06] ---**
In contrast, Sage Jutsu chakra
draws in external energy,
**[15:10] ---**
so it will not tire you.
**[15:12] ---**
In fact, you will recover and
heal quicker too.
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I get it...
**[15:18] ---**
*Well... With the Nine-Tails' chakra
*in the mix too,*
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*he's showing a truly remarkable
*recovery rate.*
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Now maybe I can do that too...
**[15:29] ---**
Do what?
**[15:29] ---**
Huh?! Oh, nothing...
**[15:31] ---**
Nothing at all!
**[15:33] ---**
Never mind then... But here.
**[15:37] ---**
I thought I'd give you
this today, Naruto-boy.
**[15:40] ---**
What is it?
**[15:42] ---**
A book.
**[15:43] ---**
Book?
**[15:45] ---**
This is the first novel
Jiraiya-boy wrote.
**[15:49] ---**
A lot of Jiraiya-boy's mind and
heart are contained within it.
**[15:53] ---**
You should read it.
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TALES OF A GUTSY NINJA
Tales of...a Gutsy Ninja.
**[16:07] ---**
Why don't you give it up?
**[16:14] ---**
This game of tag is getting boring.
**[16:31] ---**
Give it up.
**[16:33] ---**
Can I say one thing?
**[16:34] ---**
I don't care to listen!
**[16:37] ---**
Die already!
**[16:38] ---**
Give up...
**[16:43] ---**
on me giving up!
**[16:47] ---**
Even if you bring me down,
**[16:50] ---**
another assassin will attack
the village...
**[16:57] ---**
As long as we are cursed to
live in this Ninja World,
**[17:01] ---**
there will be no peace.
**[17:06] ---**
Then...I'll break that curse!
**[17:09] ---**
If there is such a thing as peace,
I'll seize it!
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I'll never give up!
**[17:17] ---**
Wh-Who are you...?
**[17:21] ---**
My name is...
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TALES OF A GUTSY NINJA
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JIRAIYA
**[17:43] ---**
*Sasuke said he was going to
*sever his bond with me*
**[17:47] ---**
*and become stronger.*
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*He said I could never understand
*his feelings.*
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*You were friends with Orochimaru
*long ago, right, Pervy Sage?*
**[18:00] ---**
*Why did Orochimaru desert
*the village*
**[18:03] ---**
*and decide to destroy the Hidden Leaf?*
**[18:06] ---**
*Orochimaru changed after
*his parents were killed.*
**[18:12] ---**
*He became obsessed with
*the Forbidden Jutsu.*
**[18:16] ---**
*Maybe he longed to see his parents...*
**[18:19] ---**
*Or he sought revenge
*on the Leaf Village,*
**[18:21] ---**
*who he held responsible
*for their deaths.*
**[18:24] ---**
*My parents weren't killed.*
**[18:28] ---**
*So like you,*
**[18:30] ---**
*I was accused of not being
*able to understand.*
**[18:34] ---**
*Perhaps he was right,*
**[18:36] ---**
*and I didn't understand a thing about him...*
**[18:44] ---**
*However...*
**[18:46] ---**
*Even I can see there's too much hate
*in our Ninja World.*
**[18:52] ---**
*Hate?*
**[18:54] ---**
*And I've wanted to do something
*about this hatred,*
**[18:58] ---**
*yet I'm not sure what must be done.*
**[19:01] ---**
*But I have faith...*
**[19:03] ---**
*that there will come a time*
**[19:06] ---**
*when people can truly understand
*one another.*
**[19:10] ---**
*It all sounds kinda complicated.*
**[19:12] ---**
*And if I can't find the answer,*
**[19:15] ---**
*perhaps I will entrust you to find it.*
**[19:18] ---**
*Yes, sir! I can't turn you down,
*can I, Pervy Sage?*
**[19:24] ---**
*What? Why are you laughing?*
**[19:27] ---**
*Your smile is my salvation.*
**[19:33] ---**
*I'm glad I made you my student.*
**[19:35] ---**
*R-Really?*
**[19:38] ---**
*But I haven't given up yet.*
**[19:42] ---**
PRODUCTION NOTEBOOK
*I plan to change this world
*with my books!*
**[19:47] ---**
*With those books that don't sell?*
**[19:49] ---**
*You fool!*
**[19:50] ---**
*They'll be bestsellers before
*you know it!*
**[19:52] ---**
*And when that day finally arrives,*
**[19:54] ---**
*I won't autograph your copies
*even if you beg me!*
**[19:56] ---**
*I don't need any of that!*
**[20:01] ---**
I don't need any of that...
**[20:06] ---**
'Cuz Pervy Sage... You gave me
something much more valuable.
**[20:28] ---**
With so few people,
it sure is taking a while.
**[20:31] ---**
Shut up!
**[20:32] ---**
Be quiet and focus.
**[20:47] ---**
It appears...
**[20:49] ---**
Sasuke has blundered.
**[20:57] ---**
An octopus leg!
**[20:59] ---**
Quit laughing!
**[22:36] ---**
What's this sensation?
**[22:39] ---**
I don't feel uncomfortable
being still at all!
**[22:42] ---**
Is this what it feels like to become
one with nature?
**[22:46] ---**
I'm not using the toad oil,
**[22:48] ---**
but I can tell power is being gathered
from everywhere!
**[22:51] ---**
I can feel the power surging
inside of me!
**[22:56] ---**
Is this Sage Mode?!
**[23:00] ---**
Next time on Naruto Shippuden:
"Surpassing the Master"
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Tune in again!